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Done Deal: Comcast-Spectacor Buys Live Nation's Paciolan
March 09, 2010 - Touring
Comcast-Spectacor has completed its acquisition of ticketing software provider Paciolan from Live Nation Entertainment. The deal was set in motion as a condition of the Department of Justice’s approval of the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger. » Full Story
Billboard.biz Q&A: Comcast-Spectator President
March 09, 2010 - Branding
On the heels of the just completed acquisition by Comcast-Spectator of ticketing software company Paciolan, Comcast-Spectator president Peter Luukko spoke with Billboard.biz. » Full Story
Commentary: What the Music Biz, Patrick Ewing Have In Common
March 09, 2010 - Record Labels
On Tuesday, the IFPI released a report that detailed the high cost of investment in breaking new artists. The main problem: costs of developing new talent are not dropping along with recorded music revenue. » Full Story
Rhino Promotes Dorn To Senior VP of Global Sales, Digital Strategy
March 09, 2010 - Record Labels | Executive Turntable
Formerly senior VP of new media strategy—where he oversaw the labels e-commerce activites—Dorn will now oversee all physical and digital sales. » Full Story
Gen X, Y Pave The Way To Economic Recovery
March 09, 2010 - Branding
The younger generations - not baby boomers - will lead the way, a PricewaterhouseCoopers study says. » Full Story
BMG Rights Management Signs Leona Lewis
March 09, 2010 - Global | Publishing | Rock and Pop
BMG Rights Management has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Leona Lewis. » Full Story
Belgian Singles Surge 20%, Market Value Dips
March 09, 2010 - Global | Retail
The Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), representing 90% of the country's entertainment industry companies, has announced an increase for music sales by volume but confirmed a fall in value for 2009. » Full Story
Tokio Hotel Pulls Russian Show
March 09, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
A show by the German pop-rock act Tokio Hotel at St. Petersburg's 12,000-seat Ice Palace was canceled at the last minute, allegedly due to a dispute between the artist and the promoter. » Full Story
Pink Floyd Goes To Court In Royalty Row With EMI
March 09, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Record Labels
Pink Floyd has begun legal action against EMI Group over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era. » Full Story
Guns N' Roses Plan 'Secret' Shows In South America
March 09, 2010 - Touring | Rock and Pop
Guns N' Roses will play three private shows in Brazil and Argentina during the band's current tour of South America, the organizer said. » Full Story
Oscar Winners On The Hot 100
March 09, 2010 - Rock and Pop
Since 2000, just three Best Original Song recipients have reached the Hot 100. » Full Story
Univision Realigns With New Management
March 09, 2010 - Latin
Sharpened focus is on news and entertainment. » Full Story
Spanish Musician, Industry Veteran Tato Luzardo Dies
March 09, 2010 - Global | Latin
Tato Luzardo, the director of Spain's Academy of Music Arts and Sciences, died the day after the 14th Premios de la Musica gala award organized each year by the academy. » Full Story
IFPI: $1 Million To Break An Act
March 09, 2010 - Global | Record Labels
The IFPI has published a new report outlining the record labels' investment in music talent, which it says now reaches around $5 billion a year. » Full Story
Second Wave Of Job Cuts At Borders Inc
March 09, 2010 - Retail
Borders Inc has made a second round of job cuts, following the redundancies in which 164 positions were culled at the end of January. » Full Story
Cliff Richard Turns To Jazz To Mark 70th
March 09, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
Veteran British singer Cliff Richard will mark his 70th birthday with the release of an album of jazz and swing music. » Full Story
Aventura 'Open Mic' Karaoke Game Hits iTunes App Store
March 09, 2010 - Latin
The game costs $1.99 and allows players to sing along to “Un Beso” and “Su Veneno.” » Full Story
Celeb Endorsements Bigger Than Ever, Despite Tiger's Fall
March 08, 2010 - Branding
Rapper and actor T.I. enjoyed the spoils of the thug life, but it ended up costing him his freedom and, by his own estimate, $12 million in a lost General Motors endorsement deal and other work. But the artist, could be back in the brand partnership game soon. » Full Story
Ellie Goulding Debuts Atop U.K. Albums Chart
March 08, 2010 - Global | Retail | Rock and Pop
Critics' Choice BRIT Award winner Ellie Goulding made a winning start to her U.K. album chart career, debuting at No. 1 with her first set, "Lights" (Polydor/Universal). » Full Story
Oscars Saved: WABC Restored On Cablevision
March 08, 2010 - Rock and Pop
Just as the Academy Awards telecast on ABC was getting under way, the network's flagship station WABC was back on Cablevision. » Full Story
Bundled Music 'Worth $155 Million To U.K. ISPs By 2013'
March 08, 2010 - Global | Digital and Mobile
A study has found that bundled digital music services could generate £103 million ($155 million) of potential direct revenue a year for U.K. Internet Service Providers by 2013. » Full Story
Massive Attack, Muse Confirmed For Fuji Rock Fest
March 08, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop
Japan's leading one-location music event, Fuji Rock Festival, has announced some of the main headliners for its 14th edition, to be held July 30 to Aug. 1. » Full Story
Analysis: How Hard Is It To Find Legal Music?
March 08, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Consumer Focus, a UK statutory organization that acts as a consumer advocate, wants the record industry to do a better job promoting legal alternatives. » Full Story
Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous Dies
March 08, 2010 - Rock and Pop
Sparklehorse visionary Mark Linkous, 47, took his life with a gunshot to his heart on Saturday (Mar. 6) in Knoxville, Tenn. » Full Story
German Biz Heads To SXSW
March 08, 2010 - Global
Seventy-nine German music companies will have a presence at SXSW from March 17 to March 21. » Full Story
Trans World Continues Losing Streak
March 08, 2010 - Retail
Total sales dropped 14% to $295.4 million in the fourth quarter for the retailer. » Full Story
ABC's Oscars Entertain More Than 41 Million
March 08, 2010 - Rock and Pop
Based on the Fast National live-plus-same-day ratings from Nielsen Media Research, The 82nd Annual Academy Awards on ABC Sunday delivered an average audience of 41.3 million viewers—the most-watched entertainment telecast on any network since Feb. 27, 2005. » Full Story
Spotify Debuts Live Set From Amy Macdonald
March 08, 2010 - Global | Rock and Pop | Digital and Mobile
European streaming service Spotify has moved into live concert footage, launching Amy Macdonald's sophomore album with a live set from the Scottish singer songwriter. » Full Story
MTV International Names Digital Media Senior VP
March 08, 2010 - Global | Executive Turntable
MTV Networks International has named Philip Bourchier O’Ferral to the post of senior VP of digital media. » Full Story
Beatport Links With RightsFlow
March 08, 2010 - Publishing
RightsFlow will provide global society reporting services for Beatport, the international dance music digital retailer. » Full Story
 




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